Chengelis: Harbaugh makes big push for Weber

Angelique Chengelis has a brief article up tonight at the News entitled Harbaugh making a big push for Mike Weber, Wilcher says. There isn't much new in the article. The one thing I find interesting is that Wilcher, a former Michigan RB, is no longer making predictions on where Weber will end up. Previously, Wilcher thought Weber was going to OSU. Chengelis writes:

Cass Tech coach Thomas Wilcher said Wednesday he doesn't know where Weber stands on his football future right now.

"Harbaugh has been calling Weber since he got here," Wilcher said.

EDIT: They are following this very closely over at Eleven Warriors. Reading through the comments, they are all over the place (We want him. We have other backs who are better anyway. He wants to go to Michigan. His heart is at OSU but Harbaugh won't leave him alone.)

My two cents: Weber himself doesn't know which way to go. Neither school is jumping out to him in a clear and undeniable way. Both schools have pros and cons. He will choose with his gut and maybe those closest to him on Feb. 4. No way to know which way that will be.

Spanky reminds you of RR? No, I think your avatar reminds you of RR. Which raises the question: why do you keep an avatar of RR? It seems like a masochistic self-flagellation to keep an avatar of RR. There are things I block out of my memory. Like RR's tenure. To see a picture of him every time I post seems like a painful exercise.

When I think about how RR's tenure was sabotaged by so-called "Michigan men" and how seven years of Michgan football were tossed down the crapper by David Brandon, it is definitely a "painful exercise."

Maybe it's time to stop shitting on RR and concentrate on the great things Jim Harbaugh is going to do.

Brandon was hired in 2010 so I'm not sure how he is already solely responsible for 7 years of bad Michigan football.

RR may have had some forces going against him but blaming others for all of his problems here is as delusional as holding Brandon responsible for all of it. RR did a lot of damage on his own. It appears he has learned at Arizona so far. That doesn't mean he was the right fit here.

How about bringing back 1 offensive starter? Or how about problems from within the program? Jim Harbaugh gave Oakland one of their 3 wins this year, so I'd think the problems within the athletic department is a huge problem being glossed over by anyone who still thinks RichRod is a bad coach.

Also, it wasn't a problem with adjustments that led to a 3-9 season. It was a lack of talent. Running any offense with threet and Sheridan behind 4 new starters on the offensive line was going to be disastrous.

No, that isn't the question. Lloyd fucking retired, so him coming back to hypothetically coach the team in 08 isn't a question. I could argue that Lloyd stopped coaching the team before the 07 season. Why else would that team filled with that amount of NFL talent, lose to Appy State and be down 4 scores at the half to Oregon if Lloyd wasn't trying to just out-talent teams. Why didn't you ask if bill Martin hadn't wanted Lloyd to coach longer than he wanted to, could we have gotten a different coach?

But to answer your insanely stupid question, it is a good possibility that Lloyd doesn't go bowling with all the departures in 2008.

That 2008 team was pathetic from a talent and experience perspective, especially when considering the type of offensive system RR was trying to implement. It has all been well documented by this blog. That said, the only thing that amazes me about these types of debates is that a 3-9 aberration continues to shock and upset people almost 7 years later. I think the history books have been written: RR was and is a good coach but unfortunately the timing of his hire and his fit at Michigan were horrendous.

is what it took to get Harbaugh, then I think it was well worth it! The worse scenario would be just having years of 8-4 Michigan teams! The coach would never do a poor enough job to get fired but they would often lose the big games! That was my worry with Hoke as coach!

tradition does not win games or rings - talented coaches and players do. tradition is sweet and cozy if youre touring the facilities and admiring all the old white dudes with leather helmets holding trophies - maybe it intrigues several kids per class but talented athletes want to win big games, receive great coaching and then earn their shot at the pros. tradition has very little do with that, enough of the tradition

This blog is resourceful enough that I would not be at all surprised to open the blog to find a thread with a webcam fixed on the fax machine which will be accepting the letters of intent. Of course, all the better to potentially watch some pleasant news come off the fax machine if a few of these late pushes end up going our way.

This seems like your classic "we get back in it but then come up short at the end" recruitment but you never know with the Harbaugh effect. The fact that we've made such a dent in the Marshall thing and Weber thing in 2 weeks bodes well for the future classes even if they go to USC and Ohio.

Luke: Your thoughts betray you, Father. I feel the good in you, the conflict.Darth Vader: There is no conflict.Luke: You couldn't bring yourself to kill me before and I don't believe you'll destroy me now.Darth Vader: You underestimate the power of the Dark Side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny. Good= U of M Dark side oSU

Can't blame the kid for choosing OSU, especially after their OL line parted the seas for Zeek to plow through. With Cardale arguably the #1 QB next year, and the way that they relied heavily on the run with him at the helm (partly due to his noob status), you'd be hard pressed to find a better offense to commit to. Not to mention they are the freaking champs no less. (I just threw up a little after typing that last sentence.)

Id rather watch paint dry over reading anything on that awful site. OSU fans are way too over the top in their arrogance (and that was before they won this year)... Just seems like a slighted ex girlfriend that will make it a point to belittle and insult you.

He's like all those Michigan recruits we've had in the past that said all the right things and said Michigan was the place for them . . . but still kept looking around and would not lock in their committments. There was just something holding them back.